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Twenty-one states have the distinction of being the birthplace of a president. One president's birth state is in dispute; North and South Carolina (British colonies at the time) both lay claim to Andrew Jackson, who was born in 1767 in the Waxhaw region along their common border. Jackson himself considered South Carolina his birth state.
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. [5]
1 president served as an ordained minister, serving as a pastor in the Disciples of Christ (Christian) Church, James A. Garfield. [4] [5] 1 president served as speaker of the House of Representatives, James K. Polk. 1 president served as president pro tempore of the United States Senate, John Tyler.
State voters chose 25 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Ohio was narrowly won by Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Harry S. Truman with 49.48% of the popular vote. Republican Party candidate Thomas E. Dewey received 49.24% of the popular vote.
Became president after McKinley's assassination, later elected to own term in 1904. Calvin Coolidge: Warren G. Harding: 1921–1923 Became president after Harding's death, later elected to own term in 1924. Harry S. Truman: Franklin D. Roosevelt: 1945 Became president after Roosevelt's death, later elected to own term in 1948. Richard Nixon
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.A member of the Democratic Party, he assumed the presidency after Franklin D. Roosevelt's death, as he was vice president at the time.
Harry S. Truman: 2,840 33rd • April 12, 1945 [h] – January 20, 1953: Succeeded to one partial term (3 years, 9 months, and 8 days), followed by one full term 16: Theodore Roosevelt: 2,728 26th • September 14, 1901 [h] – March 4, 1909: Succeeded to one partial term (3 years, 5 months, and 18 days), followed by one full term [i] 17 ...
Harry S. Truman: Preceded by: Roger Putnam: Succeeded by: Agency abolished: Director of the Office of Price Stabilization; In office December 1950 – January 23, 1952: President: Harry S. Truman: Preceded by: Office established: Succeeded by: Alan Valentine: 46th Mayor of Toledo; In office January 1948 – November 30, 1950 [1] Preceded by ...